I didn't read the article... Hard on phone to look up. But I was just thinking... If the theory is that CIO works in just a few days, do those few days really cause damage to your child? I mean we probably had 2 nights of longer crying sessions... Maybe 45 min max. Then he started waking, fussing for a few minutes and falling asleep. Now he sleeps great. I resisted for a while, but I was turning into a crazy woman with the sleep deprivation! If the crying had gone on many more nights, I would have quit and waited a few more weeks. I think most people only do it for a few nights- so can a few nights really hurt your child? There is so much out there about letting your child cry safely in the crib if you are angry, for example, so you don't shake the baby. Sometimes it's safer to let the baby cry! I felt like it was for me so i could get some sleep and be functional. No matter what, I just want to do what's best for LO. Just wondering.

I didn't read the article... Hard on phone to look up. But I was just thinking... If the theory is that CIO works in just a few days, do those few days really cause damage to your child? I mean we probably had 2 nights of longer crying sessions... Maybe 45 min max. Then he started waking, fussing for a few minutes and falling asleep. Now he sleeps great. I resisted for a while, but I was turning into a crazy woman with the sleep deprivation! If the crying had gone on many more nights, I would have quit and waited a few more weeks. I think most people only do it for a few nights- so can a few nights really hurt your child? There is so much out there about letting your child cry safely in the crib if you are angry, for example, so you don't shake the baby. Sometimes it's safer to let the baby cry! I felt like it was for me so i could get some sleep and be functional. No matter what, I just want to do what's best for LO. Just wondering.

You did what's best for your family. Don't let this article scare you, they have an agenda to push. I think it's even a little inconsiderate of the op to post something like this when there are several other mamas asking for sleep tips. If your baby is otherwise loved and well cared for then a few nights of extended crying is not going to cause any long term damage.

You did what's best for your family. Don't let this article scare you, they have an agenda to push. I think it's even a little inconsiderate of the op to post something like this when there are several other mamas asking for sleep tips. If your baby is otherwise loved and well cared for then a few nights of extended crying is not going to cause any long term damage.

I have a really hard time not getting super upset about articles like this. First off they seem to site lots of resources, but also use terms like "babies" as though there is no developmental difference between a 4 week old & a 6 month old & a 11 month old. Second everyone's kid is different & at different ages needs different things. As a mother who has tried everything to get her kid to sleep this is very hard to read. Yes, we finally did CIO & it has helped. It was the only thing that got the NIGHT TERRORS TO STOP. Yeah you read that right, my kid was so overtired that he was having night terrors. IT WAS AWFUL. He would not let us rock him, bounce him, nurse him or co-sleep back to sleep. We saw a sleep specialist, changed his diet & did CIO & he's not 100% now, but he's much much better.

I didn't do it b/c I "needed my life back", or needed to feel like I didn't have a kid anymore. I didn't do it b/c I enjoyed hearing his SCREAM for hours on end every night. In reality I was outside his door crying right along with him. But you know what. Now, he doesn't scream all night, and he's not so tired he's falling over all day long either. And bonus, mommy's not falling alseep at stoplights in the car, so double bonus there, we might not have a wreck now.

Eveyone's situation & needs & kids are different and need different solutions. I'm glad you didn't have to do CIO & that you had other options. We didn't, and it sucks.

I have a really hard time not getting super upset about articles like this. First off they seem to site lots of resources, but also use terms like "babies" as though there is no developmental difference between a 4 week old & a 6 month old & a 11 month old. Second everyone's kid is different & at different ages needs different things. As a mother who has tried everything to get her kid to sleep this is very hard to read. Yes, we finally did CIO & it has helped. It was the only thing that got the NIGHT TERRORS TO STOP. Yeah you read that right, my kid was so overtired that he was having night terrors. IT WAS AWFUL. He would not let us rock him, bounce him, nurse him or co-sleep back to sleep. We saw a sleep specialist, changed his diet & did CIO & he's not 100% now, but he's much much better.

I didn't do it b/c I "needed my life back", or needed to feel like I didn't have a kid anymore. I didn't do it b/c I enjoyed hearing his SCREAM for hours on end every night. In reality I was outside his door crying right along with him. But you know what. Now, he doesn't scream all night, and he's not so tired he's falling over all day long either. And bonus, mommy's not falling alseep at stoplights in the car, so double bonus there, we might not have a wreck now.

Eveyone's situation & needs & kids are different and need different solutions. I'm glad you didn't have to do CIO & that you had other options. We didn't, and it sucks.

I have never ever allowed mason to just cry. We followed the sleep schedule that he created a few days after birth. As soon as baby give sleepy hints, put him to bed!Babies don't cry just to cry... There is a reason. I believe that mason rarely cries now because of this. I feel sorry for the babies that cry themselves to sleep or just stop crying because no one comes to take care of them.

I have never ever allowed mason to just cry. We followed the sleep schedule that he created a few days after birth. As soon as baby give sleepy hints, put him to bed!Babies don't cry just to cry... There is a reason. I believe that mason rarely cries now because of this. I feel sorry for the babies that cry themselves to sleep or just stop crying because no one comes to take care of them.

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